Scorpio Gold Appoints Mine Manager for the Mineral Ridge Gold Deposit, Nevada

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwire - April 19, 2011) - Scorpio Gold Corporation ("Scorpio Gold" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: SGN) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. James (Jim) W. Ashton, P.Eng., as Mine Manager at the Mineral Ridge gold deposit, Nevada, effective immediately.

Mr. Ashton holds a Bachelor of Science in Mine Engineering from the Mackay School of Mines, University of Nevada, and is a Registered Professional Engineer with the State of Nevada.

Peter J. Hawley, President & CEO reports, "Jim brings more than 26 years of experience in open pit mining, pit design, optimization and reserve estimation to the Mineral Ridge gold project, where he will oversee all mining operations and future planning, development and extraction of mineralization beyond the existing open-pits. Jim is an excellent addition to the Scorpio Gold team as we enter into production at Mineral Ridge and advance through the next significant stage of growth for the Company."

Mr. Ashton began his career in 1984 as an engineer with Tenneco Minerals Company at the 40,000 tons per day (TPD) Borealis open-pit, heap leach gold mining operation in Nevada, where in 1986 he became the Senior Engineer under Echo Bay Mines Ltd. In 1990, he took a position as Senior Mine Engineer/Compliance Specialist for Meridian Gold's 60,000 TPD open-pit operation at the Royal Mountain King Mine, California. In 1993, Jim joined Phelps Dodge Corporation as Mine Planning Engineer at the 325,000 TPD open-pit Chino copper mine in New Mexico. Late in 1994, Jim became Mine Superintendent at Kinross Candelaria Mining Co.'s 100,000 TPD heap leach Candelaria silver mine in Nevada. In 1996 he joined Fronteer Gold/New West Gold/Western States Minerals as a project engineer in Reno, Nevada, and in 2010 he became Chief Engineer for Fronteer Gold's Northumberland Project, Nevada, where he was responsible for all engineering and construction, bulk sampling and set up for underground mining until the April 6, 2011 acquisition of Fronteer Gold by Newmont Mining Corp.

For additional information please see the Company's website at www.scorpiogold.com.

President & CEO, Mr. Peter J. Hawley, PGeo, is the Company's Qualified Person for the various Company projects. Mr. Hawley is responsible for the current exploration and development programs and has reviewed the content of this release.


ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD SCORPIO GOLD CORPORATION

Peter J. Hawley
President & CEO



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Contact Information

Scorpio Gold Corporation
Peter J. Hawley
President & CEO
(819) 825-7618
phawley@scorpiogold.com
www.scorpiogold.com

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